Rocky Hill Little League Board of Directors Meeting
Rocky Hill Little League Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Meeting February 12, 2018 Board Members not in Attendance Bryan Addy Don Aderhold Jason Bates
Marc Beliveau
Scott Gau
Garett Plona
Daren Murawski
Mark Pawlich
Mike Criscuolo
Guy Drapeau
Meeting called to order by S. Boyle at 7:05 pm EST Minutes review Minutes to be approved during March meeting. Treasurer’s Report Down in registration. A few disparities between noted outgoing expenses and the known expenses are noted. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report until March. Equipment Tarp will be ordered. Will be in within two weeks. o Question regarding of the old tarp. o Possible use at Deresinski and or Players. Baseballs: Last years order: 2 Dozen for each AAA and Majors. o Baseballs to be ordered for AA and A. Softies for others. Will have things by March. Catchers gear: six sets. Registration The age change appears to be lowering some registrations in AA. There are a lot of automatic Majors 12-year-olds who are not registrations. Registration officially closes up to the date of tryouts. Questions regarding the number of teams at Majors becomes a question based on numbers. Clinics Motion made by Drapeau, seconded by Turner. Tryouts Includes a section regarding catching and throwing in the infield stations. Move to 4 groups with 5 stations so that players can get warmed up. Proposal to add some newer members to the stations to continue the knowledge forward. o Matt, Paul, Tom, Mike, Paul have volunteered to help. Sponsorship Projected 37 teams, 4 teams less than last year.
Possible loss of teams from last year. o Need to make sure that we get the plaques to the businesses. o Proposal for this year: If you are a coach in the league, you must hand out the plaque to your sponsorship company. If the plaque is not handed out, the coach forfeits his or her ability to coach the next year in any capacity. Motion proposed by Sean Boyle. Seconded by Cosker. Amendment proposed that League Directors should be responsible. Motion does not pass.
Softball 70 girls registered. o 17 have not registered from last year. ½ to ¾ look to be yes registrations. Softball to clearly present the process for selection of the teams and will present the vote. If the vote was not unanimous, any dissenting votes will be brought to Sean so that they can have any concerns for why they did not vote for the proposed process. This will allow all voices to be heard. Challenger Connecting with many close towns. Two teams with about 24 participants. West Hartford Miracle League reaching out to play, but will not travel. o Suggestion to travel. Good for kids to play more. o Opening Day Committee put together to work on the day. Consideration for the picture location. Proposal to eliminate the Opening Day first pitch or modify it. Picture times with the youngest kids closest to the ceremony to help with the shorter attention span. Uniforms Uniform company from Meriden looks to honor same prices. Price increase on the Major’s hats. Proposal to order a few extra jerseys for teams to ensure that all sizes are accounted for. Future Scheduled Meetings March 12, 2018 7-9pm March 14, 2018 7-9pm – Managers Meeting Meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m. EST Tom Reed-Swale RHLL 2/12/2018
Marc Beliveau
Scott Gau
Garett Plona
Daren Murawski
Mark Pawlich
Mike Criscuolo
Guy Drapeau
Meeting called to order by S. Boyle at 7:05 pm EST Minutes review Minutes to be approved during March meeting. Treasurer’s Report Down in registration. A few disparities between noted outgoing expenses and the known expenses are noted. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report until March. Equipment Tarp will be ordered. Will be in within two weeks. o Question regarding of the old tarp. o Possible use at Deresinski and or Players. Baseballs: Last years order: 2 Dozen for each AAA and Majors. o Baseballs to be ordered for AA and A. Softies for others. Will have things by March. Catchers gear: six sets. Registration The age change appears to be lowering some registrations in AA. There are a lot of automatic Majors 12-year-olds who are not registrations. Registration officially closes up to the date of tryouts. Questions regarding the number of teams at Majors becomes a question based on numbers. Clinics Motion made by Drapeau, seconded by Turner. Tryouts Includes a section regarding catching and throwing in the infield stations. Move to 4 groups with 5 stations so that players can get warmed up. Proposal to add some newer members to the stations to continue the knowledge forward. o Matt, Paul, Tom, Mike, Paul have volunteered to help. Sponsorship Projected 37 teams, 4 teams less than last year.
Possible loss of teams from last year. o Need to make sure that we get the plaques to the businesses. o Proposal for this year: If you are a coach in the league, you must hand out the plaque to your sponsorship company. If the plaque is not handed out, the coach forfeits his or her ability to coach the next year in any capacity. Motion proposed by Sean Boyle. Seconded by Cosker. Amendment proposed that League Directors should be responsible. Motion does not pass.
Softball 70 girls registered. o 17 have not registered from last year. ½ to ¾ look to be yes registrations. Softball to clearly present the process for selection of the teams and will present the vote. If the vote was not unanimous, any dissenting votes will be brought to Sean so that they can have any concerns for why they did not vote for the proposed process. This will allow all voices to be heard. Challenger Connecting with many close towns. Two teams with about 24 participants. West Hartford Miracle League reaching out to play, but will not travel. o Suggestion to travel. Good for kids to play more. o Opening Day Committee put together to work on the day. Consideration for the picture location. Proposal to eliminate the Opening Day first pitch or modify it. Picture times with the youngest kids closest to the ceremony to help with the shorter attention span. Uniforms Uniform company from Meriden looks to honor same prices. Price increase on the Major’s hats. Proposal to order a few extra jerseys for teams to ensure that all sizes are accounted for. Future Scheduled Meetings March 12, 2018 7-9pm March 14, 2018 7-9pm – Managers Meeting Meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m. EST Tom Reed-Swale RHLL 2/12/2018
